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President of the Republic János Áder has set the date of Hungaryʼs 2018 general election for April 8, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. This will be the eighth general election in Hungary since the change of political system.

Government-controlled Hungarian public television has started broadcasting ads in a propaganda campaign preceding the latest “national consultation” recently announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regarding the alleged “Soros Plan” to forcibly resettle migrants in Europe.

Hungarian-born financier and philanthropist George Soros, who has been demonized by the Hungarian government in its ongoing billboard campaign, says that the government is using “anti-Semitic imagery” through the campaign portraying him, according to a press statement reported by the BBC.

Just days after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused George Soros of building a “Brussels kingdom,” the government has put up billboards and posters showing the Hungarian-born financier and philanthropist with the caption saying: “Letʼs not let Soros have the last laugh!”

The Hungarian government spent slightly more than HUF 4.2 billion on its recent “Let’s stop Brussels!” campaign, which the government characterized as a “national consultation,” while opposition parties termed it government propaganda, according to reports.

Youth movement Momentum Mozgalom has collected more than 266,000 signatures, almost twice as many as it needed to call for a referendum in Budapest on the capital’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, according to reports. In response, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has hinted he might “seriously” think about withdrawing the city’s application.

More than 10,000 signatures were collected on the first day of a campaign by Hungarian youth organization Momentum Mozgalom against Hungaryʼs bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Meanwhile, a mock political party gathered HUF 1 million for billboards promoting the signature collection, while government-friendly media attacked the campaign.